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The economies of the 17 countries in the single currency block grew 0.8% in the first three months of 2011, up from 0.3% in Q4, figures out today reveal.

Deutsche Bank has launched six ETNs on NYSE Arca, providing flat and leveraged exposure to international sovereign debt.

European-domiciled exchange-traded products garnered over €1.9bn in the week ending 4 March, according to Deutsche Bank.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 14 January.

The BoE risks making the UK's debt problem bigger if it raises rates above 0.5% in the near-term to tackle "one-off" inflationary pressures, says the head of portfolio management at Prudential.

The German economy made a strong bounce-back in 2010, growing by 3.6%, according to provisional figures from the national statistics office.

UPDATE 12pm: The FTSE is 20 points higher while other key European markets have jumped 1.3% on news Portugal has succeeded in raising £1bn in a bonds auction, easing concerns over the country's need for an EU bailout.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is unveiling a new range of ETFs across major European markets in the first quarter of next year.

The Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) Adam Posen has warned the Bank it should not try to compensate for its past mistakes in underestimating inflation by pushing up interest rates.

The recovery in both France and Germany, Europe's largest economies, slowed considerably in the third quarter.